Infinitive without “to”
What is an infinitive without “to”?
He need not wait. or He needs not wait.
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goofy
May 21, 2009, 5:06pm
This is the use of "need" as an auxiliary, like "ought" or "must". Auxiliaries are followed by the plain form of the verb without "to".
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goofy
May 22, 2009, 8:22am
...except for "ought". Other auxiliaries are "can", "will", "should", "would", "might".
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mykhailo
May 24, 2009, 8:51am
we call them <strong>modal</strong> verbs.
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gkwu8888
January 5, 2011, 12:39am
Is it ok to say HE NEED NOT WAI(T as the word, need, serves as an auxiliary??
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nigel
June 21, 2009, 6:47am
"He needs not wait" does not seem right to me. I would say, "He does not need to wait."
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